MathDB
Spring 2020 Team Round Problem 20

Source:

August 22, 2020

Problem Statement

Let c1<c2<c3c_1<c_2<c_3 be the three smallest positive integer values of cc such that the distance between the parabola y=x2+2020y=x^2+2020 and the line y=cxy=cx is a rational multiple of 2\sqrt{2}. Compute c1+c2+c3c_1+c_2+c_3.